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  1. IceCreamMan

    Banff Visitor Center Redevelopment

    I'd love to know the architectural proponents as well; My guess is the majority of these submissions are teams - a design architect partnered with a local (re: Calgary) architect as a partner; someone that can attend regular meetings and stamp the drawings in Alberta. Would not be surprised if...
  2. IceCreamMan

    Fairmont Hotel | ?m | ?s | Truman

    Thanks! Hadn't even seen this one before. Carry on.
  3. IceCreamMan

    Fairmont Hotel | ?m | ?s | Truman

    Construction begins on the first of five new residential developments in East Village Mon, Jan 26, 2026 at 9:00 PM · 8 min read https://www.calgarymlc.ca/articles/2026-construction-begins-on-the-first-of-five-new-residential-developments-in-east-village Sorry to divert from the Fairmont...
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    Fairmont Hotel | ?m | ?s | Truman

    If anybody cares, this was ChatGPT's interpretation of cleaning up that rendering haha: EDIT: Eh... best not have people think this is the real thing, since it's not.
  5. IceCreamMan

    New Stadium Discussion Thread

    If interested, you can see the RFI that Canada Soccer has issued for a new National Training Centre initative; see below: https://canadasoccer.com/news/canada-soccer-issues-request-for-information-for-national-training-centre-initiative/ Not available publicly; was a small, private commission...
  6. IceCreamMan

    New Stadium Discussion Thread

    Fun fact - about 15 years ago, a feasibility study was conducted to determine if converting GMC Stadium into an indoor event centre would be feasible. As you can see, it was not.
  7. IceCreamMan

    Garneau Supportive Housing | City of Edmonton

    https://gecarchitecture.com/work/garneau-supportive-housing
  8. IceCreamMan

    Calgary | Plaza | 109m | 33s | Cantiro | GEC

    This one is going ahead, don't worry.
  9. IceCreamMan

    Calgary | Francesco's | 48m | 16s | Arlington Street | DAAS

    Absolutely. I've always though this corner, if done right, could be our mini Yonge/Dundas or (really) mini Shibuya Crossing as well - something that is just populated with people from all sides and corners, and full of retail and pedestrian activity. This is a really interesting intersection and...
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    Calgary | Francesco's | 48m | 16s | Arlington Street | DAAS

    It's been beaten to death in commenting already, here and in other threads, but man - I just wish that SW corner of 17th and 4th turned into some beautiful flagship building. That corner could be something so, so much more than it is. So much dang potential.
  11. IceCreamMan

    Calgary | Scotia Place | 36.85m | 11s | CSEC | HOK

    Yes, for sure - not saying it's an apples to apples comparison with Sapporo, just that other cold-climate cities have them and they work (and the population density, isn't actually that far off between Sapporo and Calgary believe it or not). Personally, I believe an underground concourse...
  12. IceCreamMan

    Calgary | Scotia Place | 36.85m | 11s | CSEC | HOK

    Yeah, I'm just spitballing an idea. I've been in successful underground concourses in Japan that connect major buildings together, and it's incredibly handy and effective. Sapporo, a city slightly bigger city in population and area than Calgary, is also a cold-weather city that has a massive...
  13. IceCreamMan

    Calgary | Scotia Place | 36.85m | 11s | CSEC | HOK

    Imagine how awesome it would have been to have a completely underground concourse connecting Scotia Place, BMO Centre (and the future hotel behind BMO Centre), Cowboys Casino, the two new Stampede hotels, and an additional concourse northwards integrating with the new Green Line station. Man...
  14. IceCreamMan

    Calgary | Village Block | 27m | 6s | Liberty Housing | Metafor

    Absolutely in love with those arches.
  15. IceCreamMan

    Calgary | Scotia Place | 36.85m | 11s | CSEC | HOK

    Too bad we got rid of that downtown baseball diamond and field at Princeton Grand... that is just awesome!

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